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Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Iraqi Kurdish forces clash with rivals near Iran
Iraqi Kurdish forces clash with rivals near Iran SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuter): Fighting between Iraqi Kurdish forces in northern Iraq inched closer to the Iranian border, one of the feuding factions said yesterday.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Jakarta promises to be a good host
Jakarta promises to be a good host JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja promised yesterday that the Indonesian capital will try to be a good host for the 14th National Games which open Monday.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Opposition to avoid distress at debate
Opposition to avoid distress at debate BANGKOK (AFP): Thai opposition MPs will try not to cause too much distress to the premier's daughter during an upcoming censure debate, for fear that the lady MP might burst into tears, The Nation reported yesterday.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Smuggled garlic to be incinerated
Smuggled garlic to be incinerated PALEMBANG, South Sumatera: Tons of smuggled garlic recently discovered by the Musi Rawas police precinct will soon be incinerated, Police Chief Lt. Col. Agustiono Dechan said.The 10.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Inco offers partnerships
Inco offers partnerships JAKARTA (JP): The publicly-listed nickel mining company PT Inco is offering partnerships worth Rp 500 billion to local companies in South Sulawesi."But we will select only capable companies to join partnerships through open tenders," Inco's president, Rumengan Musu, said...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Serpong police chief still being quizzed
Serpong police chief still being quizzed JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata said yesterday that the alleged extortion case involving one of his officers, Capt. Unggul Budi Tetuko, is still being investigated.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
American publishers deplore censorship
American publishers deplore censorship JAKARTA (JP): A visiting delegation from the Association of American Publishers yesterday called for an end to censorship in Indonesia and more respect for writers' and journalists' rights to express their views without fear of intimidation.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Fourth person charged over Tansil's escape
Fourth person charged over Tansil's escape JAKARTA (JP): A fourth staff of the Cipinang penitentiary was arraigned in the East Jakarta District Court on Thursday in connection with the escape of businessman Eddy Tansil.The prosecution alleged that SM, a prison clerk, accepted Rp 1.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Merpati plans to serve more international routes
Merpati plans to serve more international routes JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia, plans to augment its service to overseas destinations and cut down on unprofitable domestic and regional routes.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Atoms takes on PSM today
Atoms takes on PSM today JAKARTA (JP): The Pohang Atoms soccer club, representing South Korea in this season's Asia Champions Cup, arrived in Ujung Pandang yesterday to take on PSM Ujung Pandang today at the Mattoangin stadium.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
TV today
TV todayTVRI 2:30 p.m. Travel: Wajah Negeriku 2:35 TV Series: Gaiking 3:05 Sports 4:05 TV Series: Out of The Blue 4:30 Science Film: Earth Revealed 4:55 Filler 5:00 News: Siaran Berita TVRI 5:30 Creation 6:05 Travel: Bengkulu 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Rainy season forecast to start soon
Rainy season forecast to start soon JAKARTA (JP): The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency has forecast the start of this year's rainy season as early as this month for West Java, Aceh, North Sumatra, Riau and Jambi.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Two men buried alive
Two men buried alive TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A scraper operator and his assistant were killed instantly when a 12-meter-high mound of dirt collapsed on them in Serpong.Eye witnesses said yesterday Sahrijal Siregar, 50, and Umar, 27, were operating a scraper when the mound of dirt suddenly...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Airline ad (2)
Airline ad (2) I was happy to see in The Jakarta Post of Sept. 2 an advertisement for what I thought was a cheap flight package to the United States.Feeling like a holiday and having never been to the United States, I had my secretary contact Eva Air direct, only to be told, sorry it was an...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Traffic jams on Jl. Tomang Raya
Traffic jams on Jl. Tomang RayaFrom NeracaThe problem of traffic congestion indeed seems difficult to solve, despite all the efforts made by the police. This is certainly true for Jl. Tomang Raya, where to this day, jams are normal daily occurrences. From 6:00 a.m. to 10:OO a.m.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Construction of Jakarta-Serpong toll road starts
Construction of Jakarta-Serpong toll road starts TANGERANG, West Java (JP): Construction of the Rp 250 billion ($106 million) Jakarta-Serpong toll road began yesterday with a ceremony led by Minister of Public Works Radinal Moochtar in Rawabantu village, Serpong, West Java.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Man arrested for sexual molestation
Man arrested for sexual molestation TANGERANG, West Java (JP): An employee of a kindergarten in Karawaci has been arrested for allegedly sexually molesting a six-year-old boy.Local police sources said yesterday that an employee of Melati Kindergarten, identified as Sy, was arrested on Wednesday.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 6, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 0 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 0 22,000 Andayani Megah 1,050 -25 83,500 Aneka Kimia...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Rights body told to prove its findings
Rights body told to prove its findings JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto challenged the Commission on Human Rights yesterday to prove its report that up to 74 people were missing after the July 27 riots."The number of people missing that the commission reported was enormous.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Bank issues $90m in notes
Bank issues $90m in notes JAKARTA (JP): State-owned Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia will launch floating rate notes worth US$90 million on the Luxembourg stock market in Sept. 16.The seven-year notes will be issued by the bank, more popularly called Bank Exim here, through its Cayman Islands branch,...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Bali to host tourism meeting
Bali to host tourism meeting JAKARTA (JP): Parliament members, ministers and governors from 61 countries will meet in Bali from Sept. 24 to Sept. 27 for an international conference on tourism, a minister said yesterday.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Police chief suspends Col. Adang Rismanto
Police chief suspends Col. Adang Rismanto JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo has suspended the once famous Jakarta police officer Col. Adang Rismanto for unexplained reasons.Adang's latest posting was head of the Chemical and Biological Forensic Department of the National...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
NGOs complain to rights body of harassment
NGOs complain to rights body of harassment JAKARTA (JP): Activists from local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) complained about continued harassment from "government officials" yesterday.Maria Pakpahan, a member of one of the 16 NGOs lodging their complaint with the National Commission on...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Mass vaccination for polio to be held at markets, hotels
Mass vaccination for polio to be held at markets, hotels JAKARTA (JP): Polio vaccination posts are to be set up throughout the capital; in markets and supermarkets, at railway stations and airports and in hotels, to cope with the 950,000 needy infants.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Puryanti wins Ladies Open
Puryanti wins Ladies Open JAKARTA (JP): Titi Puryanti won the 19th Indonesian Ladies Amateur Open Golf Championships at the Jagorawi Golf and Country Club in Cibinong, West Java, Thursday.Puryanti scored 224, just ahead of the 1993 and 1994 champions, Retno Mustari and Ani Iman, who are both in the...
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Bank client robbed of Rp 20 million
Bank client robbed of Rp 20 million JAKARTA (JP): Two unidentified armed men robbed a bank customer of Rp 20 million (US$8,510) in cash in the parking lot of a leasing company building on Jl. Juanda, Central Jakarta, yesterday.Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Singapore copper premiums rise again on good demand
Singapore copper premiums rise again on good demand SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore copper premiums were buoyant on good demand this week, underpinned by rising copper cable and wire production in Indonesia and Malaysia and despite weak buying from China, traders said yesterday.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
Mali keen on RI helicopters
Mali keen on RI helicopters JAKARTA (JP): Mali, Africa's second largest cotton producer, wishes to buy helicopters built by the state-owned Nusantara Aircraft Industry (IPTN), a senior government official said yesterday.
Sat, 07 Sep 1996
'Relocate schools to avoid brawls'
'Relocate schools to avoid brawls' JAKARTA (JP): City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata suggested yesterday that the authorities immediately relocate schools that are situated close to each other or near shopping centers to avoid student brawls which usually resulted in destruction.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Texmaco profit rises
Texmaco profit rises JAKARTA (JP): Textile company PT Texmaco Jaya recorded a 45 percent rise in net profit to Rp 29 billion (US$12.2 million) in the first semester of the year from Rp 20 billion in the same period of last year.The company's sales rose 43.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Bill on psychotropic drugs submitted to House for debate
Bill on psychotropic drugs submitted to House for debate JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Health Sujudi yesterday submitted for deliberation by the House of Representatives the long-awaited bill on psychotropic substances.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Soeharto opens handicraft expo
Soeharto opens handicraft expo JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto called on small businesses and home industries yesterday to improve the quality of their products to take advantage of the fast growing tourist industry."The demand for handicrafts is now increasing in line with the growth of tourism.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Stock Exchange
Stock ExchangeStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept. 5, 1996: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ----------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 1,000 0 9,000 AHAP Insurance 2,700 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 675 25 26,500 Andayani Megah 1,075 0 869,500...
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Nineteen die in Jambi collision
Nineteen die in Jambi collision JAMBI, Jambi: Nineteen people died when a Medan Jaya passenger bus collided head-on with a truck on a major road in Bungo Tebo regency, 300 kilometers west of here.The Antara news agency reported yesterday that 12 people were seriously injured, and eight others...
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Electricity bills
Electricity billsFrom KompasI usually pay my electricity bills at the Bank Bumi Daya in the Glodok Building, West Jakarta. When I went to pay my July bill I was referred to the electricity company itself (PLN) on Jl. Bandengan Utara.I had to pay Rp 350,000 but PLN did not issue my July bill.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Council ratifies bill on annual foreigners tax
Council ratifies bill on annual foreigners tax JAKARTA (JP): A new bill authorizing the city to increase foreigners' annual tax by an average of 500 percent was passed yesterday.When the bill becomes effective, it is expected to bring in at least Rp 17.62 billion (US$74.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
State trading of farm produce angers WTO
State trading of farm produce angers WTO JAKARTA (JP): The trade of farm produce by state agencies has been criticized by some members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for creating trade distortions, a WTO executive said here yesterday."Now, more focus is being put on state trading because ...
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Boral increases Asian investment
Boral increases Asian investment SYDNEY (Reuter): Australian building materials and energy group Boral Ltd yesterday pledged to invest a further A$100 million (US$79 million) in Asia in 1996/97 as part of its continuing expansion into the region.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Bukaka wins new projects
Bukaka wins new projects JAKARTA (JP): PT Bukaka Teknik Utama announced yesterday that it has secured new projects worth Rp 141 billion (US$59 million) over the past two months.The company said in a statement that its energy division has a contract worth Rp 50 billion for the construction of the...
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Energy Equity Corp to help fund Singa exploration
Energy Equity Corp to help fund Singa exploration SYDNEY (Reuter): Energy Equity Corp Ltd said yesterday it has signed a farm-out option agreement with Novus Petroleum Ltd to help fund the Singa exploratory well in South Sumatra, Indonesia, in return for an option to take up 15 percent of the...
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Tension grips shuttlers?
Tension grips shuttlers?From Kompas"Badminton Players Were Tense", read the headline in Kompas. The story dealt with the Indonesian Badminton Association's explanation of why the Indonesian badminton team did not perform as expected at the Atlanta Olympic Games.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Seven arrested for series of burglaries at opulent houses
Seven arrested for series of burglaries at opulent houses JAKARTA (JP): Seven men believed to have committed a series of burglaries of opulent houses in Central and West Jakarta and Central Java have been arrested, police announced yesterday.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Econ to invest in Jakarta
Econ to invest in Jakarta SINGAPORE (Reuter): Econ International Ltd, which was taken over last year by Indonesia's Yenville Pte Ltd, plans to invest at least US255 million to develop a mixed commercial project in Jakarta, the Straits Times said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Marine tourism to be discussed in seminar
Marine tourism to be discussed in seminar JAKARTA (JP): The government is to hold a symposium on marine tourism from Sept. 18 to Sept. 20 at the Gran Melia Hotel here to promote the sector.The planned symposium, entitled Marine Resources Development in Indonesia, Challenges and Problems, will...
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Pakistan eyes RI as new palm oil supplier
Pakistan eyes RI as new palm oil supplier KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuter): Pakistan wants to diversify its sources of palm oil and is looking to Indonesia as a potential supplier, the head of the state-run Trading Corp of Pakistan (TCP) said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Asian rice prices increase ahead of Indian harvest
Asian rice prices increase ahead of Indian harvest BANGKOK (Reuter): Asian rice prices were mainly firmer this week with supply limited ahead of the Indian harvest in October and despite buyers holding back as they expect the market to ease in coming weeks, traders said yesterday.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Rival E. Java PDI leaders sacked, third man named
Rival E. Java PDI leaders sacked, third man named SURABAYA (JP): Soerjadi, the new chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), resolved a leadership conflict in the party's East Java chapter by dumping two rivals for the chairmanship and installing his own man instead.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali:Music and Entertainment * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana dance, Thursday. Legong dance, Saturday. Arjuna Wiwaha dance, Sunday. Rejang, Puspawresti, Belibis and Jaran Teji dances, Monday.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
'Suara Pembaruan' denies depriving reporters' rights
'Suara Pembaruan' denies depriving reporters' rights JAKARTA (JP): The Suara Pembaruan daily denied a report yesterday suggesting that it had abused the rights of seven journalists who are in dispute with the management, or failed to pay their salaries.
Fri, 06 Sep 1996
China seen adopting softer approach to HK
China seen adopting softer approach to HKBy Tan Ee Lyn HONG KONG (Reuter): China is showing clear signs of softening its often combative approach to Hong Kong in the countdown to next year's handover, political analysts and politicians say.